Prognosis
Singapore Extends Covid Curbs for Month as Daily Deaths Rise
- Medical personnel are ‘stretched and fatigued’, minister says
- Government to spend S$640 million aiding businesses, people
People queue to enter a market in Singapore.
Photographer: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
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Singapore will keep tight virus restrictions for about another month as authorities warned the current wave of infections threatens to overwhelm its health-care system. A record 18 daily deaths were reported hours after the extension was announced.
The measures limiting outdoor social gatherings to two people and making work from home the default will continue until Nov. 21, the health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The government will extend aid amounting to S$640 million ($476 million) to help businesses and people, it said.